Extinct birds: 100 unique species.

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1. This bird became extinct when the last pair was either clubbed to death or strangled on the island of Eldey, a barren rocky plateau jutting out of the sea off the coast of Iceland. It was June 3, 1844. The birds were likely nesting at the time. Amsterdam Island duck Atitlan grebe Auckland Island merganser Auk, Great

2. This bird is known only from specimens collected in 1827 on Peel Island, off the south coast of Japan. Bulo Burti boubou Bonin grosbeak Banggai crow Black mamo

3. "Incas", the last of this unique bird species, died at the Cincinnati Zoo (Ohio, USA) on February 21, 1918. Canary Islands oystercatcher Carolina parakeet Caatinga woodpecker Chatham Islands rail

4. This bird of Mauritius, the most famous extinct bird in the world, died out sometime between 1662-1690. Dusky seaside sparrow Delalande's coucal Dodo Darwin's large ground finch

5. This shorebird was once considered among the most common in the Americas. The last confirmed specimen was collected in Barbados, Lesser Antilles in 1963. Eskimo curlew Ebon purple-capped fruit dove Emerald, Brace's Earthcreeper, Peruvian scale-throated

6. The extinction of this species occurred in 1983 with the introduction of the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) to the island. Fernbird, Chatham Island Flycatcher, Rueck's blue Fruit dove, Red-moustached Flycatcher, Guam

7. Considered a pest in the late 1800's, this species had the unfortunate distinction of being deliberately hunted into extinction. Grebe, Colombian Grand Cayman thrush Glaucus macaw Guadalupe caracara

8. In 1830, the plight of this bird species attracted the attention of J. J. Audubon, a world renowned naturalist and ornithologist in whose honor the National Audubon Society is named. Hawaiian thrush Hooded seedeater Heath hen Huia

9. Widely thought of as extinct since 1999, this bird may have been sighted in 2004 and 2005 in Arkansas, USA. It was reported in April 2005 by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Ivory-billed woodpecker Imperial parrot Imperial woodpecker Iwo Jima white-browed crake

10. Of the four presumed extinct species native to Jamaica, this bird was seen as recently as 1989. Jamaican golden swallow Jamaican red macaw Jamaican petrel Jamaican least pauraque

11. Once on the brink of extinction, this flightless species continues to barely survive due mainly to a recovery plan implemented by New Zealand in the 1980's. Kosrae starling Kakapo parrot King Island emu Kioea

12. This species thrived on a small island until 1918, when a ship ran aground off the coast and released rats onto the island's shores. Laughing owl Labrador duck Laysan honeycreeper Lord Howe gerygone

13. This bird is known only from the single specimen collected on Mauke, Cook Islands by naturalist Andrew Bloxam on August 9, 1825. Mauritius blue pigeon Madagascar pochard Miyako Island kingfisher Mysterious starling

14. This species of a small island was a popular delicacy for local convicts and early settlers in the mid to late 18th century, dooming it to extinction. North Island takahe Norfolk Island kaka Newton's parakeet New Zealand little bittern

15. In 1982, Hurricane Iwa killed the last female of this o'o, a type of honeyeater, thus ensuring its extinction. O'o, Kauai O'o, Oahu O'o, Hawaii O'o, Molokai

16. "Martha", the last of a bird species that once numbered in the hundreds of millions, died at the Cincinnati Zoo (Ohio, USA) on September 1, 1914. Pink-headed duck Paradise parrot Passenger pigeon Parrot, Mascarene

17. Last seen in 1932 and thought extinct, this quail was reportedly spotted by Anwaruddin Choudhury (a noted bird watcher) in June 2006. Quail, Himalayan mountain Quail, New Zealand Quail, Snow mountain Quail, Manipur bush

18. This bird thrived on an isolated volcanic island until an 1876 eruption wiped out the species. Rail, New Caledonian Reunion Island solitaire Raoul Island scrubfowl Raiatea parakeet

19. According to popular belief, the extermination of this island bird in 1894 was caused by a cat belonging to lighthouse keeper David Lyall. Solomon Island crowned pigeon Spectacled cormorant Stephens Island wren Sulu bleeding-heart

20. Two portraits of this species discovered in 1774, one of a male and one of a female, hang in the Natural History Museum in London, England. The only two known bird specimens have since been lost. Tahitian sandpiper Tinamou, Magdalena Tanna ground dove Tristan moorhen

21. This bird was an unusual type of game bird whose ancestry can be traced back 10 million years. Undulated tinamou Upland moa Ula-ai-hawane Ua Pu monarch

22. This bird is known only from a single specimen collected in Xinjiang, China in 1929. Vella Lavella ground dove Vaurie's nightjar Vanga, Short-toed nuthatch Vinous-tinted thrush

23. This bird was eaten into extinction by starving Japanese troops during the final years of World War Two (1939-45). Wake Island rail Wood rail, Samoan White-eyed river martin Warbler, Aldabra

24. This bird, on the IUCN Red List as "threatened", can be found occupying the wet meadows and shallow marshes across Canada and Northern USA. Yellow-billed spoonbill Yellow rail Yaldwyns wren Yakushima seven island thrush

25. This species is known only from a single mysterious feather imported into England in 1871. Foghorn Leghorn Tweety Bird Double-banded argus pheasant Big Bird